Silicone broom and a manufacturing method of silicone broom

Abstract

A sweeping device and method of manufacturing a silicone sweeping device. The sweeping device is made of silicone and includes: a silicone block with internal chassis; a plurality of downwardly silicone elongated bristles; and an upwardly projecting member containing a handle-receiving member with a cavity. The method of manufacturing a silicone sweeping device includes: providing a hard heat resistant chassis; providing a hard heat resistant cone with internal screw thread; drilling a hole into the center of the chassis; providing protective coating to the chassis; providing primer coating to the chassis; inserting the hard cone heat resistant tube as the handle receiving hole into the hole in the chassis; providing a mold including a mold cavity; placing the chassis into the mold cavity; processing the silicone in the mold into a final product; and applying secondary heat treatment in the oven.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A sweeping device made of silicone comprising:
 a silicone block with internal chassis; 
 a plurality of downwardly silicone elongated bristles; and 
 an upwardly projecting member containing a handle-receiving member with cavity; 
 wherein said internal chassis is made of a first hard material, further wherein said handle receiving member is made of a second hard material, and further wherein said handle receiving member fits tightly into a hole in the center of said internal chassis further wherein said internal chassis is provided with a protective coating, said protective coating selected from a group consisting of: an alodined coating, an anodized coating, and any combination thereof, 
 said handle-receiving member comprising an elevated inner wall, and 
 said elevated inner wall being connected to the external wall of the handle receiving wall with a slot. 
 
     
     
       2. The sweeping device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sweeping device is a broom. 
     
     
       3. The sweeping device according to  claim 1 , wherein said silicone block is an elongated molded head portion having opposing side walls, end walls, an upper surface and a lower surface. 
     
     
       4. The sweeping device according to  claim 1 , wherein the internal chassis made of hard material. 
     
     
       5. The sweeping device according to  claim 4 , wherein said hard material is made of metal alloy such as aluminum. 
     
     
       6. The sweeping device according to  claim 4 , wherein said hard material is heat resistant material resisting to temperature of up to 200 Celsius. 
     
     
       7. The sweeping device comprises an internal chassis according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following is being held true (a) the internal chassis is a curved chassis; (b) wherein said sweeping device comprises a plurality of bristles; further wherein said plurality of bristles are integrally formed bristles at the lower surface of said silicone block; (c) said sweeping device comprises an upwardly projecting member; said projecting member is perpendicular to the top of said silicone block; (d) wherein said sweeping device comprises an upwardly projecting member; said projecting member is slanted relative to the top of said silicone block; (e) said handle-receiving member is selected from a group consisting of reinforced plastic, fiberglass-nylon and any combination thereof; and any combination thereof. 
     
     
       8. The sweeping device according to  claim 1 , wherein said sweeping device comprises a slot with plurality of connecting holes to allow silicone fluid to pass through in the injection process bonding the upper part of the handle-receiving member with the sweeping device head providing stronger grip of the handle-receiving member in the head portion of the device. 
     
     
       9. The sweeping device according to  claim 1 , further wherein a plurality of rods jutting out of the exterior peripheral forming slots for better grip to the silicone. 
     
     
       10. The sweeping device according to  claim 1 , comprises a squeegee. 
     
     
       11. The sweeping device according to  claim 10 , wherein the squeegee is part of the silicone block at the elongated wall of the molded head portion.